Winchester High School - Aberjona Yearbook (Winchester, MA)

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.such attractive ' food vaitiii” ' for us Avlioii that Itell idu ' i ' s. Ifcsidos inaua” ' iii »‘ so cfficieiilly tiu ' cafeteria. Miss Xivt ' u lias a course ' in pe ' rsonality. We’re e ' e ' rlaiuly ylael she ' ele ' e-ieleel tei ceuiie ' tei the Wiiu ' lu ' ster IIi ' h Sclieiol iusteael eif he ' iuji ' a lihrariau as she ouce saiel she ' would like to he ' . IMiss Eva Pal.mek, the heael eif the inatheiiiatics depaidmeiit, is jirohahly euie eif the best kueiwn ])ee)]de in the seheiol. Each year, by her eiideaveiurs sceires e)f stueleiits are pusheel many stej ' is nearer their res])ective yeials. She has a knack eif teachin i: peissesseel by only a few which woulel be an asset to any se ' lme)]. She is always ready to help the deserving ' , and tee i ' ive the unde¬ serving ' a eemsiderable shove in the right elirectiem. Tlmse who have not hael he ' r in class have inisseel a great oi)portunity. Miss Florexce A. Parker. Whatever would we do without iMiss Parker to guide us in our graduating difficulties and Yearbook decisions? Always ready to advise and counsel, iMiss Pai ' ker might be called the “Voice of Ex- ])erience’ ' for the Seniors. However, let it not he understood that JMiss Parker is all seriousness for there is a keen sense of humor hidden beneath her severity. i lRS. Genhuu) Nelson Parker, still better known as iMiss Nelson, is the cog in this great mechanism, the W. II. S., who for seven or eight years here, has been the main reason for the smooth running of the main motor, the office. Early last Fall the expected surprise was sprung and wedding bells rang on Columbus Day for her. Ve are sincere in wishing iNIrs. Nelson Parker all the success and pleasure in the futui ' e that we have had from her in the jiast. iMiss Lena Pearody. A remarkable dis])osition is self-evident in iMiss Peabody. This year, for the first time she has had all the biology classes under her wing. She enjoys teaching immensely, that is, if the class is not too un¬ manageable. Her ideal class would be that one which re(inired no discijdine, so that all the time might be spent in constructive discussion of biology. Students who elect biology as a snap course are soon disillusioned for iMiss Peabody knows it from A to E and teaches it accordingly. iMiss iMARiON Proctor. She is very tiny but in S])ite of that she is really an awe-insi)iring person. However, her jnpiils soon discover that beneath all that dignity she is amazingly friendly and great fun. She is a s]Mendid teacher and tlie tyi)ewriting and shorthand students learn (piickly and easily under her direction. Outside of school we understand that she enjoys both golf and skiing and is very proficient in both. Everyone knows lu ' r around school for hei- trim apiiearanee and her good looking clothes. iMiss Lillian Shea. Quiet, unassuming but very comjietent, iMiss Shea is the fair lady who jiresides in room 8 in the Wadleigh Puilding. She came to Winche.ster in the year when we, who are Seniors, were Freshmen. How¬ ever, if you remember rightly, we wei ' e in her classes for only a short ]ieriod of time. However, in that short time we learned an immense amount of English. Here’.s to iMiss Shea and long may she linger here! iMiis. Ella Stacy. Do ’ya wanna’ date? Mr.s. Stacy has plenty of them I ' anging from ().P .(’. to PKIT A.D.—and what she can tell you about tlu ' events happc ' iiing in that time! Wlu ' uever her black eyes begin to tlash and she gives a playful ])oke in the ribs, you know that you are in for some kidding. The best of it is, she can take it right back from you ! A grand si)ort, full of fun, and an excellent teacher, iMrs. Stacy is O.K. in cajntal letters.

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] riss Hazel Kingsley is a coinjiarative strang-er to most of iis, lint those who do knoY’ her have many eomi)limentary tilings to say alioiit hei-. Vs yon pi ' ohably know, she presides over the Art Department of all the Winehester sehools, and graves onr fair sehool with her prescmee several times a week. In spite of this big job, i Iiss Kingsley ahvays has a smile and a eheery word for eveiyone. iMiss Ethel Knowlton is the possessor of that sunny disposition and eheery “Eonjour, IMademoiselle oii JMonsieur’Even if you haven’t taken Ereneh and you don ' t know what she is talking about when she reels off in that language, you ean understand her radiant smile. Were it n ot for iMiss Knowlton’s expert management of the business and advertising end of the Junior-Senior (’lass Play, the elass treasuries would not have so much to offer for the exjienses of the Prom and Year Book. JMr. (3tis Leary is another teacher of Y ' hom we wish we could see more. Reign¬ ing supreme at the Junior High School, we rarely see him for any length of time. Instructor of IManual Training, he is the guide of our carpenters. Under his guidance and insiiiration many boys have made Kyaks vdiich have brought them many hours of enjoyment during the summer. Not only is he proficient at making things out of wood, but he is also an expert at })ing-pong, badminton and bowling. IMiss Mary IMackedon. In her classes French becomes so simple that it really amazes her pupils to discover hoY much they have unconciously learned. She has a wonderful sense of humor and is so human that she is far from being just “un autre professeur”. But don’t be misled into believing that one gets away Yuth anything. Those who neglect their French soon find themselves spending the seventh period in Room 22. To almost everybody the French jieriod is one of the pleasantest of the day. Mr. Wendell Doolittle Mansfield. Since B)25 IMr. Mansfield has been engaged in directing the fortunes of our various athletic teams. His formal title, if you please, is, The Director of Physical Education, but everyone knows him and addresses him as “Coach”. The result of his coaching have been many teams which carried the Red and Black through strenuous campaigns to championship honors. He is always seeking to increase his alread}’ vast and sound knowledge of sports, traveling freipiently and reading avidly in (piest of this pur})ose. The success of the Ahiu-Devil Shows have been due in a large part to his able supervision. As for his oyui athletic background outsiile of college competition he played professional football and basketball and is a con¬ sistently fine golfer. Mr. Thomas L. Maynard. The faculty of W. H. S. acipiired a big addition last fall in 6 ft. 6 in., 215 pound Mr. Tom Maynard. The school was ([uite shocked, one Thursday morning, to find that this epitome of masculine health was in the hosjntal; but we felt a little better when we discovered that the doctor had removed from him the bigge.st ap])endix that had ever been brought forth at that hosjutal. Mr. IMaynard came to us from Rumford, Alaine, where he coaehed a cham])ionship track team and a one-act play that was very successful in interstate competition. AVe have witnessed examples of his successful iilays and will look for exceptional seasons with our track sipiads. Aliss E. Gl. ' Vdys Niven. AA hat a catastrojihe it Avouhl be if Aliss Niven aud her ca]iable force Y ere to go on a sit-doYui strike and refuse to serve lunch ! But we knoAv this Avoiild never happen, for Aliss Niven always has

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IMr. John D. Rtevenr. Friendly, hard-workin , IMr. Stevens has cer¬ tainly made a name for himself in the Winchester IIi»ii School. Supervisor of the news i)aj ' c of the “ IIi”hli ihts, ” Boys’ Ski Club Director, and Junior Fn ' lish teacher are a few of the many activities in which he is interested. We also leaiaual that .shooting’ ami feuciug are among his favorite si)orts. IbJievi ' it or not, JMr. Stevens rises at 6 aU) on school mornings and is never lat( to scliool ! All in all, lie is an all-round, all-right faculty member. i lR. J. Albert Wilson. J. Albert Wilson of West Medford has been for the past four years the director of the W. II. S. chorus. Numbered in his musical positions are those of C’ongregational (’hnrch organist and choirmaster, and Winchester (Jioi’al Society director. A further interest in the P ine Arts is his love for jiainting in which he indulges in all year round. A vacation home on Cajie (’od furnishes him with summer scenes, while week-ends see him in Maine in the winter, where snow panoramas take his fancy. lie has become quite pro¬ ficient in oils and has done some exhibitions in a Cape Cod barn which serves as his art gallery. Travel is another of his hobbies, but it is hoped that this desire will be restrained in future school terms so that he maj continue his splendid work with the glee club. IMiss Kosamond Young is the petite bit of sunny efficiency who adds so much to our “choice” faculty. The gym classes are something definitely not to be missed, and the girls’ varsity teams are noted for their fair ])lay and “winability. ” And then, of course, who of ns could ever forget the breath- la k ' ing stage debut made in the team of Bartlett and Young.